NEW ORLEANS, La. – South Alabama distance runner Kirami Yego has been named the Sun Belt Indoor Track and Field Men's Track Performer of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday morning.
 
Yego won three gold medals at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships held in Birmingham, Ala., including two meet records in the 5,000 meters (13:51.03) and the 3,000 meters (8:09.39). He was also part of the first-place distance medley relay that crossed the line in 10:06.02.
 
In addition to the award, Yego was also recognized as the High-Point Scorer in Sun Belt men's track this season. He set a new conference record in the 5,000 meters (13:38.45) at the Sharon Colyear Invitational in his first race of the season. He followed that up with eight top-two finishes in the season, every race in which he competed.

Kiara Risher, Colette Uys, and Bodine Degli-Umberti were honored as first-team all-conference members for their performances at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. Adele Magaud was named a member of the third-team. 

Yego, along with teammates Giacomo DeLuca, Jalen Boyd, Lance Cunigan and Sebastian Reyneke were placed on the men's all-conference first-team. 

Teagan Flanagan, Dorian Curry, Sebastian Loschner and Francois Prinsloo all found their places on the second-team. 
 
Below is the complete list of Sun Belt Track and Field postseason awards.
 
Men's Track
High-Point Scorer: Kirami Yego (South Alabama)
Track Performer of the Year: Kirami Yego (South Alabama)
Field Performer of the Year: Ali Unlu (ULM)
Freshman of the Year: Colby Eddowes (Arkansas State)
Newcomer of the Year: Myles Thomas (Arkansas State)
Coach of the Year: Jim Patchell (Arkansas State)
 
Women's Track
High-Point Scorer: Sedrickia Wynn (Texas State)
Track Performer of the Year: Sedrickia Wynn (Texas State)
Field Performer of the Year: Camryn Newton-Smith (Arkansas State)
Freshman of the Year: Rahel Broemmel (Arkansas State)
Newcomer of the Year: Jacqueline Pokuaah (Louisiana)
Coach of the Year: Jim Patchell (Arkansas State)

2023 Sun Belt Women's Indoor All-Conference First Team Sedrickia Wynn, Texas State Scovia Ayikoru, Georgia Southern Cheyenne Melvin, Arkansas State Pauline Meyer, Arkansas State Miranda Stanhope, James Madison Alexis Glasco, Coastal Carolina Sofia Molina, Georgia Southern Megan Bolton, Georgia Southern Naj Watson, Georgia Southern Kimone Campbell, ULM Brittney Roberson, ULM Amanda Radava, ULM Paula Vaquera, ULM Kiara Risher, South Alabama Macie Majoy, Marshall Jacqueline Pokuaah, Louisiana Jada Branch, App State Colette Uys, South Alabama Bodine Degli-Umberti, South Alabama Mathilde Canet, Texas State   2023 Sun Belt Women's Indoor All-Conference Second Team Devine Parker, Georgia Southern Ta'La Spates, Louisiana Smilla Kolbe, Southern Miss Rahel Broemmel, Arkansas State Kayla McCray, Louisiana Moseiha Bridgen, Louisiana Alexandra Johnson, Louisiana Kylee Mastin, Marshall Marlee Porter, Marshall Abby Herring, Marshall Sydney Smith, Marshall Katherine Stuckly, Texas State Diana Goodman, Marshall Hannah Morris, Arkansas State Eunice Ilunga Mbuyi, ULM Lauryn Small, Texas State MaryAnn Adebayo, Marshall Safiya John, Southern Miss   2023 Sun Belt Women's Indoor All-Conference Third Team Amilia Wise-Sweat, Coastal Carolina Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina Adele Magaud, South Alabama Sydney Clemens, Coastal Carolina Trinity Benson, Southern Miss Trinity Flagler, Southern Miss Savi'a Varnell, Southern Miss Destiny Charles, Southern Miss Brianna Tillman Roberson, Coastal Carolina Ella Lehmann, Coastal Carolina Camryn Newton-Smith, Arkansas State Rachel Lloyd, James Madison Imani Moore, Georgia Southern Zayna Fray-Samuel, Coastal Carolina Claudine Raud-Gumiel, ULM   2023 Sun Belt Men's Indoor All-Conference First Team Myles Thomas, Arkansas State Dominick Yancy, Texas State Omar Austin, Southern Miss Hannes Fahl, Arkansas State Kirami Yego, South Alabama Daniel Harrold, Texas State Brian West, Texas State Taahir Kelly, Texas State Avery Veiseh, Texas State Giacomo DeLuca, South Alabama Jalen Boyd, South Alabama Lance Cunigan, South Alabama Ali Eren Unlu, ULM Bradley Jelmert, Arkansas State Courtney Thomas, Arkansas State Jeremy Nelson, Louisiana Jacob Tracy, Arkansas State Aimar Palma Simo, Arkansas State Sebastian Reyneke, South Alabama   2023 Sun Belt Men's Indoor All-Conference Second Team Kashie Crockett, Louisiana Nathan Fergusson, Louisiana Lasse Funck, Arkansas State Ryan Parson, Arkansas State Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State Teagan Flanagan, South Alabama Will Glass, Arkansas State Trejun Jones, Louisiana Javed Jones, Louisiana Joseph Patterson, Louisiana Louden Boudreaux, Louisiana Peyton Chiasson, Louisiana Dorian Curry, South Alabama Timothy Gale, Louisiana Chris Preddie, Texas State Rylan Theyard, Louisiana Sebastian Loschner, South Alabama Francois Prinsloo, South Alabama Simon Thor, Texas State   2023 Sun Belt Men's Indoor All-Conference Third Team Ashton Callahan, Texas State Bervensky Pierre, Texas State Brett Armbruster, Marshall Grayson Young, Arkansas State Colby Eddowes, Arkansas State Okheme Moore, Southern Miss Donald Butler, Southern Miss Landon Chalden, Southern Miss Kazuma Bowring, Marshall Ethan Bowens, Marshall Matthew Scheneberg, Marshall Zayne Palomino, Southern Miss Jay Louison-Roe, ULM Willem Coertzen, Arkansas State Jakob Fudge, ULM Joseph McEvoy, ULM

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